Bottle closure



May 2, 1939. P. KLElD 2,156,654

BOTTLE CLOSURE Filed Dec. 27, 1937 I I I I I I I I 0 I I do 1 /9 /6 2/ I I I 22 /20 I \fl l4 I I A u m I I I l I r I 28 i I l \lx l/ l I I I l L- I I INVENTOR k/;-\: PETER K2510 ATTORNEY Patented May 2, 1939 f UNITED STAT S FA N OFFICE I BOTT lz gs Peter Kleid, San Francisco, Calif.

Application December 27, 1937, Serial No. 181,750

1 Claim.

This invention relates to bottle closures of the type which are operable to permit of serving the contents of a bottle as desired without removal of the closure from the bottle, and which are preferably permanently but not necessarily attached to the bottle or equivalent container. 7

Objects of the invention are to providea closure of the type described which includes an effective valve easily operable by the person desiring to dispense the bottle contents; which can be easily and quickly manufactured at low cost; which can be easily and quickly attached, either permanently or removably, to the bottle with which it is to be used; which permits of charging an empty bottle while the closure is attached thereto; which is so related to the bottle that it permits a plurality of bottles to stand close together without requiring additional lateral space for the closure; and other objects will be apparent on reading this specification.

Exemplifications of my invention are illustrated on the accompanying drawing which forms a part of this specification, whereon Fig. 1 is an elevational view of a bottle with my new closure attached thereto;

Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the closure on an enlarged scale; showing the closure in open position;

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section along the line 33 on Fig. 2, showing the closure in closed position; and I Fig. 4 is a vertical section of a closure having modified features.

On Fig. 1, 1 illustrate a bottle l0 having screw threads on the neck H, A cap 12 has threads l3 in the skirt part thereof to register with the threads on the bottle neck so that the cap may be quickly and easily attached to the bottle. A round hollow dome-like member l4 projects through an opening in the cap, this hollow member having an open lower end l5 and having an opening l6 above the top of the cap. The dome M has a flange I 1 attached by a rivet l8 or other suitable means to the top of the cap l2, preferably on the inner side thereof. An outer dome-like member l9 fits about the member I4, is similar in shape thereto, is open at its lower end, and has an opening 20 from which a spout 2| projects. There is an annular flange 22 at the lower end of the dome I9, this flange fitting in an annular space formed between the flange I1 and an annular raised portion 23 of the top of the cap l2 about the opening therein. The member I4 is fixed in position and the member I9 is rotatable thereon to cause the openings I6 and 20 to move into or out of register with each other, the parts thus functioning as a rotary valve for which the spout 2| may be conveniently used as an operating handle.

A perforated stopper 24 is inserted in and seals the lower end of the member I4, a glass or other tube 25 fitting at its upper end, into the perforation in the stopper and projecting to a point adjacent the bottom of the bottle.

An annular gasket 26 lies between the flange i l and the top of the bottle neck, when the closure is attached to a bottle. With the cap so positioned and with the spout 2| in the open position as shown on Figs. 1 and 2, carbonated beverage, or other liquid and gas, may be forced into the bottle through the spout and the open rotary valve, When the bottle has been sufficiently filled in this manner, the spout is turned to the position shown on Fig. 3 and in dotted lines on Fig. l to close the rotary valve. The spout may thereafter be turned to open position to dispense liquid from the bottle, the gas pressure within which forces the liquid upwardly through the tube 25 and through the open rotary valve and the spout; and when enough liquid has been. dispensed the spout is turned to closed position to shut off the flow.

The tube, the valve, and appurtenant parts are preferably eccentric of the cap and near an edge thereof, and the openings l6 and 20 then preferably point toward such edge when they register. The spout thus projects out further when in open position as on Fig. 2, than when in closed position as shown on Fig. 3. In closed position the spout does not project beyond the periphery of the bottle, regardless of whether it projects beyond when in the open position, The lines A and B on Fig, 1 are projections of the widest periphery of the bottle and show the spout well within it. This permits of packing a plurality of bottles closely adjacent each other within a container with less danger of accidentally opening a valve to discharge the bottle contents.

If desired, the stopper 24 and the tube 25 may be omitted, and then it is necessary to tip the bottle in order to position the liquid at the closure so that it may be dispensed.

For the purpose of preventing contamination, it is desirable to prevent removal of the closure from the bottle or at least to leave a permanent indication if it has been removed, even though it may have been replaced. For this purpose the cap may be of the crown type as shown on Fig. 4. The threads shown on Figs. 1 and 2 are omitted and the corrugated skirt 2'! is crimped over the bead 28 in the neck of the bottle in the customary manner, whereby the gasket 26 is permanently squeezed between the top of the bottle neck and the cap.

On'Fig, 4, the members I4 and I9 are shown as rounded instead of angular and the spout is shown as curved downwardly, These features are independent of each other and of the way in which the cap is attached to the bottle.

The various parts fit each other closely where necessary to prevent leakage;

While I have referred to various details for the purpose of illustrating my invention it is to be understood that changes may be made without departing from the spirit thereof and that individual modifications may be interchanged.

I claim:

A bottle closure comprising a cap having an opening therein, an inner hollow dome having a flange within said cap and aflixed thereto, said cap having a raised portion at said opening, an outer hollow dome having a flange between said first mentioned flange and said raised portion, said outer dome fitting on and. being rotatable about said inner dome, each said dome having an opening in its side, said openings being moved into and out of register with each other by rotation of said outer dome, and a spout connecting with said opening in said outer dome.

PETER KLEID. 

